Smoker&#39;s receptacle



Aug 23, 1932. B, PUTTERMAN 1,8?3fi323 SMOKERS RECEPTACLE Filed Dec. 51, 1929 2 Sheets-5heeb 1 fig- INVENTOR Aug, 23, H32. B. PUTTERMAN 7 398739029 SMOKERS RECBFTACLE Filed Dec. 51, 1929 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 l VENTQR ATTDRNEYS Patented Aug; 23, 1932 UNlTED STATES P E T b -mfiif:I?

BENJAMIN PUTTERMAN, or BROOKLYN, @NEW YORK, 'assIeNo'R do. YANKEE METAL rnonucrs coma, AcoRPonA'rIojn or ivnwflyonx 1 y SMOKEBS'RECEPTAQGLE p Original application filed March '11, 1929, Serial No. 346,213. Divided and thisnappli'cation' filed- December 31 1929. Serial n. 417,656. a V I This is a division of myapplication filed March 11, 1929, Ser. No.346,213, on smokers rettes or matches from accumulating in the I path of the opening of the receptacle.

One of the objects of this invention is to provide a smokers waste receptacle which will retain lighted matches, cigars or cigarette stubs and extinguish them without al-v lowing the odor, fumes or smoke from said lighted matches, cigar or cigarette stubs from contaminating the surrounding atmosphere.

Another object of this invention is to provide a smokers waste receptacle which is divided into substantially two compartments one of which receives the smokerswasteand upon the walls of which the fumes and smoke disintegrate, the other compartment acting in excess of that which cannot be disintegrated in the receiving compartment, oneof the compartments being provided with means to prevent the cigars, cigarettesor matches from accumulating in the path of theopening of the receptacle.

Another object of vide a smokers receptacle including an inwardly extending member which acts as a fume deflecting and retaining member and provides a smoke disintegration chamber within the receptacle. a

Another object of the invention is to pro vide a smokers receptacle having a deflecting and partitioning member therein which is of substantial conical formation and spaced from portions of the receptacle to provide a fume passageway therebetween.

Still another object of tl'lGlIlVBIltlOIl isto provide a smokers receptacle having a deflecting and partitioning member therein so as to divide the receptacle into two compartthe accompanying; drawings. as an auxiliary to capture any fumes or smoke the invention is to pro ments, said member being adapted to deflect I the rising smoke into the upper, compartment,xand trap the smoke in said compartment.

a Another object of theinvention to pro- 5 vide a smokers receptacle having therein a deflectingand partitioning member. apertured to provide for the-passage of fumes therethrough but arranged for retaining, said fumes 'afterentry to the chamber formed thereby. r v

Aifurther objectof this invention isto provide a smokers waste receptacle of the character described which will be ornamental as well as practical, compact andinexpensive to manufacture, and, which can-be conveniently used upon-a table or desk, or=which 'canbe readily adapted to beused, incombi nation 'witha smokers stand With these and f other objects to be more. fully'set forth hereinafter, the invention consists f in the novel construction, combinationof elements and arrangementof parts which will be exemplified in the operation-and construction herein described in in View,

the following specification and illustrated in tying the present inventive concept suggests therefore, are to be understood from an illustrative, rather than a restrictive'standpoint.

The disclosure 'made'the basis of exenipliconnection with the accompanying drawings, wherein similar reference characters are used to designate corresponding parts throughout the several views, and more specifically de- "fined and indicated in the appended claim.

The inventive ideainvolved is capable of receivinga variety of mechanical expressions, some of which, for the purpose of illustration, are shown in the accompanying draw ings, in which- 1 I Fig. 1 is a view partially in section of one embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 2 is a similar view of a'inodified form of theinvention; V i N f Fig. 3 is a sectional view taken on the lines 33 of Fig. 2; and

Fig. 4 is a view partially in section of a further form of the present invention.

Referring tov the drawings it will be-noted that in each form of the invention a suitable designed receptacle body is provided which for convenience is in each instance. desi nated by the'numeral 10. l The body'lO isv provided with a floor 11 upon which is mounted a deflecting member 12 line with the opening in the receptacle top through which the smoker7s refuse is deposited, thus acting to prevent the straight upward pas: sage of fumes from such refuse through the opening and also to preventthe deposit of waste in the path of the opening.

Ineach form of the invention herein presented, the upper end of thereceptacle is provided with a suitable design closure or cover having a side flangel i and flat upper surface 15 depressed as at 16 to provide cigar or cigarette receiving portions. The tops in each form of the invention also include the therefore that any suitable receptacle, de-

flector and top may be utilized in'the formingof the present invention. The structure herein shown and described is merely byway of} iilustration and various types of permanently or removable associated receptacle tops and deflectors may beutilized without in any way'departing from the spirit or scope oi the present invention. Thusthe full use of equivalents may be resortedto, all within the scope of the appended claim.

Again referring to the drawings ingeneral, it willbe noted that each form of the invention is characterized by'the provision of a deflecting and partitioning member desig-uate hroug out the draw ngs by he nume el 20; This, a ure and. ts mw l-v rosit eni wereretie and. fun t on s the e s nc Q appl an present in ent T e e meet 20. hereinafter referredto, as a flange is centrally apertured and extends, from the c ntr ape ur dow ard yt or n a t the side walls of the body 10. Thus it provides a downwardly extending concave or conical surface adapted to deflect and guide fumes and to trap them thereabove against exit through the tube 18. Some of the many forms of this feature ofapplicants inven tion are herein presented. Itwill be understood, however, that all the for-ms of the inway between the top and bottom. The flange extends upwardly and inwardly from its point of attachment to a point near but spaced from the depending tubel8. ,The flange'in this instance is concave, the cross-section being curved and the central portion terininating in a flange 21, which surroundsthe central'aperture. The terminal flange'21 is spaced from the tube 18 to provide for the passage of fumes therebetwecn. In this-form of the invention the tube 18' may be apertured 1 as at 22. It will be understood that the tube 18* may or may not be .ap'erture'd in any of the various forms of the invention. I

In the operation of this form of the invention, refuse materialis deposited through if the tube 1 8, being guided by the inclined surface 17. As the material drops within the body it is deflected by the member 12 to assume a-position as indicated by the cigars or cigarettes. Fumes rising-therefrom are defleet-ed by the flange 20- and as indicated by thear-rows pass between thev flange 2'1 and the tube 18- and are thus trapped above the flange 20in the upper chamber form ed thereby. As

"an auxiliary means of admitting-fumes to. this chamber, the apertures 22 may be provided.

Eu-Ines in excess of those entering the chamber betweenthe tube 18 and the. flange 21 'maypass upwardly in the tube 18 to the apertures 22. These fumes will be prevented from furtherpassing up the tube by normal external air pressure and will pass through the apertures 29/ to be trapped'with-in the disintegration chamber as indicated by the arrows.

Referring specifically to Figs. 2 and 3, this form of the invention also includes the flange QOWl'I-I'Oh is of GlIiCulflBSQC'tlOIl convex form as 21 and apertures 22 of Fig. 1 optional.- In

this fiorm of the invention, the flange 20 is also secured to the body 10. and supported thereby independently ofthe tube 18' as'in Fig.

1. The; outer bodyengaging portion of the flange 201's however cut away as at 25, these portionsbeing. spaced from the walls of the body-10. to. provide. fume passages therebetween. It will be. noted that the outer edge section of -the flange 20in this instance is a substantial spider, -the intermediate. portions 2d betweenthe cuts 25tormiug the legs ofthespider and supporting the flange 20. .It

will be distinctly understood that the protection afforded by the appended claims is not specific to the elongated cut portions 25 but that they cover any spacing of portions of the outer edge of the flange from the body 10 to provide fume passages therebetween. Applicant is therefore not confined to the number or configuration of the cutout portions or intermediate portions 26 herein shown. Obviously the same results will be accomplished by apertures slightly spaced from the peripheral edge of the flange 20.

In the operation of this form of the invention refuse material as indicated at 27 may be deposited within the body 10 as in the case of Fig. 1 and will by being deflected by the deflector assume a position similar to that indicated by 27. The fumes arising therefrom will, as indicated by the arrows, and guided by the contour of the side walls of the body 10, pass upwardly. Portions of the fumes passing between the flange 20 and the body 10 at the cut-out portions 25 into the upper chamber being trapped therein by the inwardly and upwardly extending surface. By providing the spacing between the tube 18 and the inner edge of the flange 20, fumes not otherwise trapped will pass into the chamber in the manner described in connection with Fig. 1, all as indicated by the arrows. Obviously the invention contemplates the continuation of the flange 20 to the tube 18 in such cases where the entrance adjacent the body 10 suffices.

In reference to the modification of the invention as illustrated in Fig. l of the drawings, I have provided the body portion 10 with a substantially disk-shaped member 20, which is secured to the side of the receptacle, but it is obvious that this disk-shaped member may be secured to the tube 18. This diskshaped member can either be made in the form as illustrated in Fig. 3, wherein the said disk is provided with a plurality of small openings or cut-away portions 25, or it may be solid as indicated in Fig. 4;, with the exception of the central opening through which the tube 18 projects. In this form, the smoke which comes from the cigar or cigarette 37 will be deflected so as to pass through the side opening adjacent the tube. If the form adapted is that indicated in Fig. 3, certain fumes or smoke would be adapted to pass up the side of the receptacle through the opening, and the balance of the fumes would pass through the openings adjacent the tube, as is clearly indicated in Fig. 2. It is obvious from the foregoing description of the invention, and this has reference to all the figures of the drawings, that I have invented a very novel and unique smokers receptacle, in which I have incorporated a member adapted to deflect rising smoke into the upper part of the receptacle, or in other words, this member has divided the receptacle into two parts or compartments, and the member acts as a deflector so as to deflect the rising smoke and trap the same in the upper compartment of the receptacle.

In accordance with the provision of the patent statute, I have described my invention but I desire it understood that it is not con-- fined to the particular form shown and described, the same being merely illustrative, and that the invention can be carried out in other ways, without departing from the spirit of my invention, and therefore, I claim broadly the right to employ all equivalent instrumentalities coming within the scope of the appended claim, and by means of which, objects of my invention are attained and new results accomplished; as it is obvious that the particular embodiments herein shown and described are only some of many that can be employed to attain these objects and accomplish these results. Having now described my invention, what I claim and desire to obtain by Letters Patcut, is V A smokers receptacle including a body and an inwardly extending deflecting member therein and a cover having a depending tube extending within said receptacle, said member surrounding said tube and beingspaced therefrom.

This specification signed this th day of" December, 1929.

' BENJAMIN PUTTERMAN. 

